DemonStar

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DemonStar
Demonstar cover art.png
Developer(s)Mountain King Studios
Publisher(s)Mountain King Studios
Composer(s)Robert C. Prince III
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • WW: December 31, 1997
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

DemonStar is a shareware video game developed by Mountain King Studios, based on their earlier game Raptor: Call of the Shadows. It is a top-down vertically scrolling shooter with an outer space theme. The game shares many similarities with the Raiden series. DemonStar features various power-ups, including smart bombs and other power-ups which modify the types of projectiles that the player's ship fires.[1] The full version of the game has 18 levels, each with a boss ship at the end.

Plot[]

An original DemonStar screenshot, 2-player mission

The Terran Fleet is developing a new prototype starfighter, the RaptorX, and the player is a test pilot of that prototype. Suddenly, a space crime organization fleet known as the Alien Shogunate Xidus Armada, a threat to Earth and the Terran Fleet (ever since Galactix), has delivered an all-out surprise attack to the Terran Fleet that catches them with their guard down, destroying most of the Raptor fighters in the process, but the few RaptorX prototypes that were away being tested have survived. Now it is up to the player to battle through the Xidus Armada, destroy their ultimate weapon, codenamed the DemonStar, and liberate Earth from its crimes.

Release[]

In addition to the original game, two additional titles have been released: DemonStar Secret Mission 1[2] and DemonStar Secret Mission 2.[3]

DemonStar was included among ten other games in the "Space Arcade Collection" CD by Greenstreet Software.[4] It was featured in the CD-ROM game package Arcade Classics, which featured other eGames titles such as Speedy Eggbert and Crazy Drake.[5]

The game also has a secret built-in level editor allowing players to create their own levels in the game. All 18 levels must be unlocked before accessing the level editor as any level created will replace one of the 18 levels the player selects.

Reception[]

Adrenaline Vault reviewed the game as pretty similar to Raptor: Call of the Shadows in gameplay, except being sleeker and simpler.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "DemonStar - classic". Mountain King Studios Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. ^ "DemonStar Secret Mission 1".
  3. ^ "DemonStar Secret Mission 2".
  4. ^ "Space Arcade Collection - egames". PC Zone. No. 90. Dennis Publishing. June 2000. p. 89.
  5. ^ House, Michael L. (2010-10-03). "Galaxy of Arcade Classics - Overview". allgame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  6. ^ Laprad, David (February 25, 1998). "DemonStar - AVault". Adrenaline Vault. Archived from the original on May 17, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

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